polyandric

American  

[pol-ee-an-drik] / ˌpɒl iˈæn drɪk /

adjective

1. polyandrous.

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Etymology

Origin of polyandric

First recorded in 1865–70; polyandr(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

However singular their system may appear to us, it is the most logical and complete of any polyandric system.

From The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

Some people, I may add, are under the impression that polyandric habits, when once established, become necessarily a cause of infanticide.

From Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore by Elliot, Robert H. (Robert Henry)